We welcome you to Saint Louis University and to the study of medicine. Undoubtedly
you are excited and you have every right to be. You worked hard to get here and we
don’t think you’ll be disappointed: Medicine is a fascinating and rewarding career.

Office of Student Affairs

The Office of Student Affairs provides guidance, support and administrative assistance
to all of our medical students. It maintains an open door policy and is always open
to answer questions and offer support.

The office coordinates important events like the First Year Orientation, the annual
White Coat Ceremony and various commencement activities. The office also acts as a
liaison to faculty and administration, and assists with academic advising and personal
counseling.

Other areas of responsibility of the office include, but are not limited to:

Coordinating second-year convocation

Coordinating fourth-year convocation

Overseeing career advising services for students in all years

Overseeing student-run organizations

Supervising the election of class officers

Advising students on research opportunities

Maintaining an information database of off-campus housing

Participating in the writing of medical student performance evaluations/dean's letters

Overseeing the distribution of student awards given out at graduation

Guiding students interested in rotations/electives in foreign countries

Scheduling town hall meetings with the dean, the dean's staff and interested

Orientation

The School of Medicine hosts orientation events for first-year medical students, as
well as our new residents and fellows. Medical students completing clerkships though
various divisions and departments will also have orientations their first day of the
course.

Advising

As an initial course of action, students seeing academic, career or personal counseling
should contact the Dean of Students in the Office of Student Affairs for advice and
referral. The Office of Multicultural Affairs serves as a similar resource.

Faculty course and clerkship directors are a prime source for immediate academic assistance.

Additional resources available to you, include our faculty, your fellow students,
mentors, counselors, educational specialists, psychologists and psychiatrists who
are available to provide information and help.

Housing and Life in St. Louis

The city of St. Louis offers a variety of affordable housing stock including downtown
lofts, apartments and condos close to campus, and single-family homes from historic
row houses and bungalows to suburban new construction.